‘WE NEED UNITY BETWEEN PEOPLE AND SOCIETY’
Film Director Tigran Khzmalian Says

By Gohar Gevorgian
AZG Armenian Daily
30/06/2006

Tigran Khzmalian’s documentary "From Arax to Kura, >>From Artsakh
to Javakhk" tells about Armenia, one of the ancient countries of the
world, its historic past, the recent political, economic and spiritual
issues, particularly the issues of Artsakh and Javakhk. The 42-minute
documentary created on new archive materials was filmed in 2006 and
as the fill director puts it, "It’s a try to cry out and an impulse
to awakening."

Tigran Khzmalian believes that the documentary is not a sentimental
work but an attempt to reconsider history and to forecast the future.

"From Arax to Kura, From Artsakh to Javakhk" begins with presentation
of Armenia as a country land put on the ancient maps, which despite its
cruel fate lived through centuries as it has a mission of civilizing
other peoples. Then the filmmaker touches upon a few key moments in
the Armenian history and reaches the liberation of Armenian historic
land Artsakh.

Showing that we are able to unite in times of trouble, the film
director draws parallels to current problems of Javakhk. Putting
emphasis on poor living conditions of the Armenians of Javakhk,
Khzmalian describes the Georgians’ attitude towards the Armenian in
recent years. The film present at large the policy of "georgianization"
of Armenian cultural monuments by "fraternal Georgia". Emphasizing
the liberation of Artsakh at the end, the filmmaker seems to raise
a question about solving the issues facing Javakhk.

"All issues have their solution but there is one precondition: the
people and the authorities should be united," Tigran Khzmalian said
after the first screening of the film yesterday. He feels pain that
vital decisions in the nation’s life are taken by 2-3 people. He also
said that he will not be surprised if the showing of this documentary
is also denied as his previous films.